text_original: The Frankish king must have re  cognised that by accepting this proposal he was com  mitting himself to the championing of the cause of the Pope against the ancient allies of his people, but the spell that had drawn Visigoth, Ostrogoth and Lombard from the Danube to the Tiber was now drawing the greatest of the Teutonic peoples towards the same goal. The ten years that had passed since the death of Charles had greatly strengthened the influence of the Papacy in Northern Europe.
text_transcription: THE FRANKISH KING MUST HAVE RECOGNIZED THAT BY ACCEPTING THIS PROPOSAL HE WAS COMMITTING HIMSELF TO THE CHAMPIONING OF THE CAUSE OF THE POPE AGAINST THE ANCIENT ALLIES OF HIS PEOPLE BUT THE SPELL THAT HAD DRAWN VISIGOTH OSTROGOTH AND LOMBARD FROM THE DANUBE TO THE TIBER WAS NOW DRAWING THE GREATEST OF THE TEUTONIC PEOPLES TOWARDS THE SAME GOAL THE TEN YEARS THAT HAD PASSED SINCE THE DEATH OF CHARLES HAD GREATLY STRENGTHENED THE INFLUENCE OF THE PAPACY IN NORTHERN EUROPE
phonemes: ðə fɹˈæŋkɪʃ kˈɪŋ mˈʌstɐv ɹˌiː kˈɑːɡnaɪzd ðæt baɪ ɐksˈɛptɪŋ ðɪs pɹəpˈoʊzəl hiː wʌz kˈɑːm mˈɪɾɪŋ hɪmsˈɛlf tə ðə tʃˈæmpiənɪŋ ʌvðə kˈɔːz ʌvðə pˈoʊp ɐɡˈɛnst ðɪ ˈeɪntʃənt ˈælaɪz ʌv hɪz pˈiːpəl, bˌʌt ðə spˈɛl ðæt hæd dɹˈɔːn vˈɪsɪɡˌɑːθ, ˈɑːstɹəɡˌɑːθ ænd lˈɑːmbɑːɹd fɹʌmðə dˈænuːb tə ðə tˈaɪbɚ wʌz nˈaʊ dɹˈɔːɪŋ ðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst ʌvðə tjuːtˈɑːnɪk pˈiːpəlz təwˈɔːɹdz ðə sˈeɪm ɡˈoʊl. ðə tˈɛn jˈɪɹz ðæt hæd pˈæst sˈɪns ðə dˈɛθ ʌv tʃˈɑːɹlz hæd ɡɹˈeɪtli stɹˈɛŋθənd ðɪ ˈɪnfluːəns ʌvðə pˈæpəsi ɪn nˈɔːɹðɚn jˈʊɹɹəp.